Thimbleweed is the common name of any of several plants with seed heads resembling a
thimble
A thimble is a small pitted cup worn on the finger that protects it from being pricked or poked by a needle while sewing. The Old English word , the ancestor of thimble, is derived from Old English , the ancestor of the English word ''thumb''.
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Species called thimbleweed include:
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Rudbeckia laciniata''
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Anemone cylindrica
''Anemone cylindrica'' is an upright growing, clump forming herbaceous species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae (, buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family (biology), f ...
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Anemone hupehensis''
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Anemone nemorosa
''Anemonoides nemorosa'' (syn. ''Anemone nemorosa''), the wood anemone, is an early-spring flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe. Other common names include windflower, European thimbleweed, and smell fox, an all ...
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Anemone virginiana
''Anemone virginiana'' is an upright growing herbaceous species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is a perennial that grows tall, flowering from May until July. The flowers are white or greenish-white. After flowering ...
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Thimbleweed may also refer to:
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Thimbleweed Park
''Thimbleweed Park'' is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick for Linux, macOS, Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Android, and Amazon Luna. The game was revealed on November 18, 2014, a ...
'', a 2017 video game by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick
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